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Hace 2 días · Frederick spent the remainder of the year in a futile attempt to manoeuvre the Austrians out of Saxony, where they had recaptured Dresden. [121] His effort cost him further losses when his general Friedrich August von Finck capitulated at Maxen on 20 November. [122]
Hace 1 día · Saxony was merely a buffer between Prussia and Austrian Bohemia, whereas Poland, despite its union with the ancient lands of Lithuania, was prey to pro-French and pro-Russian factions. A Prussian scheme for compensating Frederick Augustus with Bohemia in exchange for Saxony obviously presupposed further spoliation of Austria.
Hace 1 día · With Saxony dominating the Upper Saxon Circle and Brandenburg the Lower, both kreise had remained neutral during the campaigns in Bohemia and the Palatinate. However, Frederick's deposition in 1623 meant John George of Saxony and the Calvinist George William, Elector of Brandenburg became concerned Ferdinand intended to reclaim formerly ...
5 de jun. de 2024 · In 1510 he went to Wittenberg, the eventual home of Luther but not until the following year. Jonas aspired to be a canon lawyer and theologian in the model of a professor there, one Henning Göde. The elector of Saxony, Frederick the Wise, sent Jonas to Amsterdam to meet Erasmus.
Hace 2 días · DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2018. Date accessed: 2 June, 2024. Frederick Barbarossa is arguably one of the most important German rulers of the Middle Ages, and certainly one of the best known. Still, English-speaking readers have had to wait a long time for a biography of this Holy Roman Emperor.
Hace 3 días · The dilemma of how to respond to this challenge – whether through peaceful political and judicial protests or violent resistance – separated moderate Huguenot leaders from more intransigent figures like the Duke of Rohan, in much the same way it that it separated Frederick from a Lutheran prince like the Duke of Saxony, or from James I. (4 ...
Hace 5 días · The biggest, most expensive gemstones have always been popular throughout history, especially with royalty. Diamonds from India and South Africa, sapphires from Sri Lanka, rubies from Burma (Myanmar) and emeralds from The New World were, and still are, highly prized. Many famous gemstones on our list were owned by a succession of royal or noble ...
